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Cain Murders Abel

1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore1 Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.”  
2 Then she bore again, this time his brother1 Abel. Now aAbel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.  
3 And1 in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit aof the ground to the Lord.  
4 Abel also brought of athe firstborn of his flock and of btheir fat. And the Lord respected cAbel and his offering,  
5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
6 So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
Commentaries:
John Wesley's Notes
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Genesis 4:2

Abel signifies vanity. The name given to this son is put upon the whole race, Psalms 39:5. Every man is at his best estate vanity; Abel, vanity. He chose that employment which did most befriend contemplation and devotion, for that hath been looked upon as the advantage of a pastoral life. Moses and David kept sheep, and in their solitudes conversed with God.


 
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